I Built My Own Game Boy in Japan – Here’s What It Was Like My very first console, something that was completely my own, was a Game Boy. Now admittedly it was the Game Boy Advance, but I have always loved the styling of the original Nintendo Game Boy. A few months prior to my […]
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Sharge Icemag 2.0 Review The other week I got water in my phone without realising, and when the battery hit 15% my phone refused to charge with a cable. I needed wireless charging — but who actually carries a wireless charger around? Hours later I found a coffee shop with them built into the tables,
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Above Tokyo: My Experience at Shibuya Sky With every city I explore, I love to find a viewpoint. I always call these bookend attractions, where possible trying to do them first or last. I think it’s a great memory for the start and end of the city. Which is why I booked Shibuya Sky for
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Should You Book a Sumo Wrestling Experience in Japan? Sumo Wrestling is a sport you associate with nowhere else but Japan, and during my stay I knew I had to experience it. Besides the very basics, I came into the country knowing next to nothing about the sport. Which is why when in Japan, I
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2026 is shaping up to be a year of travel for me, and I am always on the lookout for new backpacks. I was checking Gregory out at the National Outdoor Show 2026 when they offered to send a few bags for me to test, including a new backpack, the Rhune 25l. Rhune 25l: Quick
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Walking Through Water, Lights and Flowers at teamLab Planets Tokyo Despite the jetlag and a serious lack of sleep, my time in Japan was limited, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t waste a single morning. So, in an attempt to force myself out of bed early, I booked teamLab Planets for my first
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The Japan Stop I Didn’t Expect to Love: My Overnight Stay in Hakone Flying out to Japan, Hakone was the destination I knew the least about, but the little I did know intrigued me the most. The area is known for its onsen hot spring resorts, and experiencing one was high on my Japan wishlist.
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PokéPark Kanto 2026 marks the year both myself and Pokemon turn 30. I’ve grown up with Pokémon, and somehow still love it just as much now as I did when I was a kid. So when the PokéPark Kanto opened just outside of Tokyo, it felt like the perfect way to celebrate both of the
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Marmaris is known as a classic sunshine holiday destination, with warm weather, beachside resorts, relaxed dinners and plenty of time by the pool. But when Jet2 Holidays invited me to visit for five days, the trip showed me that there is so much more to Marmaris if you venture beyond the hotel. Over five days,
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Planning your first trip to Japan can feel overwhelming. There are bullet trains, hotel changes, more experiences than you could fit into one trip. This 12 day Japan itinerary follows the exact route I took through Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima and Mayajima. You’ll find where I went each day, how I travelled between
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